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CT-TCC-800 · Advanced

The telco cloud,
built from the specs.

PNF to VNF to CNF — the whole stack, honestly. NFV and MANO, Kubernetes for telco workloads, the 5G core as microservices, service mesh, orchestration and assurance. Ten modules of animated, spec-cited video for engineers who actually have to make it run.

  • 45 lessons · 8 h 36 m of narrated, hand-animated video — 2,636 built scenes, not slides
  • Every visual cited to ETSI GS NFV · 3GPP TS · O-RAN · IETF RFC · CNCF — zero invented numbers
  • Honest throughout: what is solved, what is genuinely hard, and what is oversold
  • Module 1 is free — watch 1 h 4 m before you decide
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Course at a glance
Ten modules, one coherent argument
01
Foundations1h 4m · free
02
ETSI NFV & MANO47m
03
NFVI & EPA47m
04
SDN & networking49m
05
Kubernetes for telco54m
06
Cloud-native NFs45m
07
5G core on K8s58m
08
Service mesh & SBI46m
09
Orchestration & GitOps47m
10
Observability & capstone54m
45
Lessons
8h 36m
Animated video
2,636
Built scenes
$29
Once · lifetime
Curriculum

Ten modules, bottom to top

Each module assumes the one before it. By module ten you deploy a complete cloud-native core at an edge site and operate it for a day — scaling, healing, upgrading and rolling back — without logging into a server.

1
Telco Cloud FoundationsFREE
Why the industry cloudified at all — the appliance era and its honest defence, the PNF→VNF→CNF arc, the seven layers of a telco cloud, and who writes the rules.
3 lessons · 1h 4m
2
ETSI NFV Architecture & MANO
The reference architecture, the three MANO blocks, all eight reference points, descriptors and packaging — and where the model strains against Kubernetes.
5 lessons · 47m
3
NFVI & Virtualization
Hypervisors and containers, the NFVI pool, NUMA and enhanced platform awareness, the fast data path (SR-IOV, DPDK, eBPF), and OpenStack as the VIM.
5 lessons · 47m
4
SDN & Telco Networking
Control/data separation and OpenFlow, OVS and VXLAN/EVPN overlays, the Kubernetes network model and CNI, telco pod networking with Multus, and service function chaining.
5 lessons · 49m
5
Kubernetes for Telco
The control plane component by component, objects and the reconcile loop, CRDs and operators, scheduling with NUMA and topology alignment, and telco-grade clusters at fleet scale.
5 lessons · 54m
6
Cloud-Native Network Functions
What actually makes a function cloud-native rather than merely containerised, the design patterns you build with, Helm and operator packaging, and conformance testing plus Nephio.
4 lessons · 45m
7
Cloud-Native 5G Core on K8s
The SBA as microservices, deploying the core on Kubernetes, the UPF problem at line rate, scaling and resilience of network functions, and network slicing on shared infrastructure.
5 lessons · 58m
8
Service Mesh & SBI
The honest case for a mesh, Envoy and xDS internals, 3GPP's Service Communication Proxy and how the two answers relate, and progressive delivery on a live core.
4 lessons · 46m
9
MANO Orchestration & LCM
Network-service orchestration, OSM and ONAP with the honest history, closed-loop automation at every timescale, and GitOps as the delivery mechanism for a thousand sites.
4 lessons · 47m
10
Observability, Assurance & Resilience
Metrics, logs and traces, 3GPP performance measurements and KPIs, SLIs/SLOs and error budgets, chaos engineering and DR — then a full end-to-end capstone.
5 lessons · 54m
ETSI GS NFV 002 / 003IFA 013 · SOL 001/003/005 3GPP TS 23.501TS 29.244 (PFCP)TS 29.500 (SBI) TS 29.510 (NRF)TS 28.552 / 28.554 / 28.533 O-RAN O-Cloud & O2RFC 7348 · 7432 · 7665 · 8300 Anuket RA-2CNCF · Nephio
Why this course is different

Written by someone who had to make it work

Most telco cloud material is either a vendor deck or a Kubernetes tutorial with 5G words sprinkled on it. This is neither.

📐

Spec-cited, not spec-flavoured

Every diagram carries the document and clause it came from. Where the specification is vague or the industry ignores it, the lesson says so instead of smoothing it over.

🎬

Animated, not narrated slides

2,636 scenes built by hand and locked to the narration — a new picture roughly every eleven seconds. Diagrams move because the explanation moves.

⚖️

Honest about the hard parts

Why ETSI MANO adoption stalled. Why a service mesh costs you real latency and resources. Why the UPF resists everything cloud-native. Why fully autonomous networks are not here.

🔗

One continuous argument

Module 7's UPF pod needs module 3's hugepages, module 4's Multus, module 5's topology manager and module 6's operator. The course is built so you feel that.

🧭

Decision-grade

Bare metal or virtual machines? SCP or service mesh? Helm or operator? Each is presented as a real trade with the argument for both sides and a recommendation.

🎧

Subtitles & chapters throughout

Karaoke-style English subtitles on every lesson, chapter markers on the timeline, and a resumable player — built for watching on a commute as much as at a desk.

The closing lesson, in three columns

Genuinely solved
  • The platform
  • Packaging & delivery
  • Fast operational loops
  • Kubernetes for control-plane NFs
Genuinely hard
  • Fleet operations at true scale
  • Multi-domain orchestration
  • End-to-end slice assurance
  • The user plane's performance tension
Oversold
  • Fully autonomous networks
  • Intent-driven everything
  • Any single platform that "solves" orchestration
Who it's for

If you have to make a 5G core actually run

Core, RAN & transport engineers

You know the network. This gives you the platform underneath it, without a computer-science detour.

Cloud & platform engineers

You know Kubernetes. This gives you what a telco workload actually demands of it, and why.

Architects & technical leads

The trade-offs, stated as trades — so you can evaluate a vendor claim instead of absorbing it.

Engineers moving into telco cloud

Start at module 1 for free. It builds from why the industry cloudified, so nothing is assumed.

Pricing

One payment. Lifetime access.

Try module 1 first — it is free and needs no account. Unlock the remaining nine when you are convinced.

Full course · lifetime
$29
₹2,499 in India · one time, not a subscription
All 10 modules · 45 lessons · 8 h 36 m of animated video
2,636 hand-built scenes, cited to ETSI, 3GPP, O-RAN, IETF & CNCF
Karaoke subtitles, chapter markers & a resumable player
Interactive explorers, reference tables & a graded quiz
Lifetime access — every future update included
Enroll now — $29 Or watch Module 1 free first
Secure checkout · India pays in ₹ via Razorpay, everyone else in $ via PayPal or cards.
FAQ

Questions, answered

Can I try it before buying?
Yes — Module 1 is completely free: all three lessons, 1 h 4 m, no account and no card. It covers why the industry cloudified, the seven layers of a telco cloud, and the standards landscape. Start watching.
Who is this course for?
Core, RAN and transport engineers moving into cloud; cloud and platform engineers entering telecom; architects who must evaluate vendor claims; and anyone responsible for making a 5G core run on Kubernetes. Module 1 assumes nothing.
Is the content standards accurate?
Every visual is cited to its source — ETSI GS NFV 002/003 and the IFA/SOL series, 3GPP TS 23.501, 29.244, 29.500, 29.510 and 28.552/554/533, O-RAN O-Cloud and O2, IETF RFCs 7348, 7432, 7665 and 8300, Anuket RA-2 and CNCF. No invented numbers, no vendor marketing.
How do I pay, and what do I get?
A one-time payment of $29 (₹2,499 in India) via Razorpay (cards / UPI / Apple Pay / Google Pay) or PayPal gives you lifetime access to all 10 modules and 45 lessons. Access is instant after checkout.
Do I need a lab or any software?
No. Everything is explained through animation and worked examples in the browser. The course tells you exactly what to run if you want to practise, but nothing is required to follow it.
How is this different from a vendor course?
It is honest about what does not work. Each module states what is genuinely solved, what is genuinely hard and what is oversold — including where ETSI MANO adoption stalled, what a service mesh really costs, and why fully autonomous networks are not where the industry is.
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